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Crime & the City Solution's third line-up played their final show together in December of 1986. The band then transitioned into its fourth line-up in 1987, no longer including Rowland S. Howard, Harry Howard or Epic Soundtracks. The three ex-members instead went on to form These Immortal Souls, with the addition of Genevieve McGuckin on keyboards.

"Rowland initially proposed TIS as a sort of grand side project I suppose. It certainly meant a lot to him to get to sing his own lyrics with his own guitar 'tone' and Epic, Genevieve and I were more than happy to be involved." - Harry Howard (SwampLand Zine)


 Marry Me (Lie! Lie!) 12"
  1. Marry Me (Lie! Lie!)
  2. Open Up And Bleed
    (Iggy Pop & James Williamson)
  3. "Blood And Sand" She Said (Early Version)
Rowland S. Howard
Genevieve McGuckin
Harry Howard
Epic Soundtracks		 

Guest musician:		 
Harriet Freeman - Viola on Open Up and Bleed

Mute Records (1987)
SST Records (1988)


 Get Lost (Don't Lie!) LP/CD
  1. Marry Me (Lie! Lie!)
  2. Hide
  3. Hey! Little Child
    (Alex Chilton)
  4. These Immortal Souls
  5. I Ate The Knife
  6. "Blood and Sand" She Said
  7. One In Shadow, One in Sun

    8. Additional CD Tracks:

  8. Open Up And Bleed
    (Iggy Pop & James Williamson)
  9. "Blood And Sand" She Said (Alternate Version)
  10. I Ate The Knife (Alternate Version)
  11. These Immortal Souls (Alternate Version)
  12. [Untitled]
Rowland S. Howard - Voice, all guitars, backwards and sliding included, organ on I Ate The Knife, tambourine on Hide, and cymbal distortion on These Immortal Souls and Blood And Sand
Genevieve McGuckin - Grand Pianos & vox continental organ, and piano avalanche
Harry Howard - Bass and revolving fuzz bass
Epic Soundtracks - Drums on all songs, plus school bell, except Hide on which he played tom toms

Guest musicians:
Barry Adamson - Drum kit on Hide and backing voice on One In Shadow
Harriet Freeman - Played viola on Hide, and also on Open Up And Bleed on the single and CD

All tracks published by Dying Art except Hey! Little Child copyright control. Recorded and mixed by Flood, Tony Cohen & Alan Moulder at The Garden, The Strongroom, Konk, and Trident early 86-mid 87

Mute Records (1987)


 Subpop Alice Cooper Tribute 2x7"
A tribute to Alice Cooper with These Immortal Souls, Sonic Youth, Gumball and Laughing Hyenas. These Immortal Souls perform Luney Tune.

Sub Pop Records (1991)


 King Of Kalifornia 12"/CD
  1. The King Of Kalifornia
  2. Bad
  3. My One-Eyed Daughter (Live in Las Vegas)
  4. Up On the Roof
Words & Music to all tracks by R.S. Howard, except tracks 2 and 4 by Rowland S. Howard and G. McGuckin. All songs published by Mute Song. Administered by Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co. in the U.S. and Canada.

Rowland S. Howard - Voice and Guitars
Genevieve McGuckin - Piano, Organ, etc.
Harry Howard - Bass Guitar
Epic Soundtracks - Drums, etc.

Photography by Bleddyn Butcher

Mute Records (1992)


 I'm Never Gonna Die Again LP/CD
  1. The King Of Kalifornia
  2. Shamed
  3. Black Milk
  4. Hyperspace
  5. So The Story Goes
  6. Insomnicide
  7. All The Money's Gone
  8. Crowned

    Additional CD tracks from KOK single:

  9. Bad
  10. My One-Eyed Daughter (Live In Las Vegas)
  11. Up On The Roof
Words & Music to all tracks by Rowland S. Howard, except track 6 by Epic Soundtracks & Harry Howard, and tracks 9 and 11 by Rowland S. Howard and Genevieve McGuckin.

All songs published by Mute Song. Administered by Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co. in the U.S. and Canada.

Rowland S. Howard - Voice and Guitars
Genevieve McGuckin - Piano, Organ, etc.
Harry Howard - Bass Guitar
Epic Soundtracks - Drums, etc.

Guest musicians:		 
Anthony Thistlewaite - Saxophone & Electric Slide Mandolin

All tracks produced by John Rivers and These Immortal Souls except Up On The Roof produced by Tony Cohen, Paul Kendall and These Immortal Souls.

Recorded at Woodbine Studios between Jan 20th-Feb 21st 1992.

Photography by Bleddyn Butcher (Harry & Epic), Peter Morris (Rowland & Genevieve).

Mute Records (1992)


 Step Right Up: The Songs Of Tom Waits CD

These Immortal Souls perform You Can't Unring A Bell.


Rowland S. Howard - Vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
Genevieve McGuckin - Piano and organ
Harry Howard - Bass
Spencer P. Jones - Electric guitar
Craig Williams - Drums

Recorded October 17, 1994 at Metropolis Studios, Melbourne, Australia. These Immortal Souls appear courtesy of Mute Records. [1]

Manifesto (1995)